A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control device configured to receive a user input for controlling an HVAC system, to determine whether the user input indicates an energy saving occupancy setting, and to identify a first plurality of time entries that are associated with a confidence level for a predicted occupancy status that is less than a predetermined threshold value in the predicted occupancy schedule. The device is further configured to modify the predicted occupancy schedule by setting the first plurality of time entries to an away status when the user input indicates an aggressive energy saving occupancy setting. The device is further configured to modify the predicted occupancy schedule by setting the second plurality of time entries to a present status when the user input indicates a conservative energy saving occupancy setting. The device is further configured to output the modified predicted occupancy schedule.
Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein outputting the modified predicted occupancy schedule comprises operating the HVAC system in accordance with the modified predicted occupancy schedule.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein outputting the modified predicted occupancy schedule comprises storing the modified predicted occupancy schedule in the memory.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein outputting the modified predicted occupancy schedule comprises operating the HVAC system in accordance with the modified predicted occupancy schedule.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein outputting the modified predicted occupancy schedule comprises storing the modified predicted occupancy schedule in the memory.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein outputting the modified predicted occupancy schedule comprises operating the HVAC system in accordance with the modified predicted occupancy schedule.
Cooperative Patent Classification codes for this invention. Click any code to explore related patents in that topic.
March 22, 2022
March 5, 2024
Browse 5M+ US patents with plain-English claim translations and AI-generated analysis.